| Department of Politics

CBS News Interviews Chair Jen Lawless

April 20, 2026

Professor Jennifer Lawless weighs in on Beth Macy candidacy in Daily News-Record article

The long-ago invasion that offers clues as to Vladimir Putin’s thinking on Ukraine

April 16, 2026

Prof. John Owen featured on National Champions Radio regarding US-Iran war.

Carol Mershon elected to Hugh S. and Winifred Cumming Chair in Politics

April 16, 2026

Prof. Carol Mershon presenting at MPSA 2026.

Lawn in summer

April 15, 2026

Check out the Politics Department Summer Courses!

CSM cover

April 15, 2026

Prof. Jennifer Lawless quoted in Christian Science Monitor op-ed.

Beatriz Silva da Costa

March 25, 2026

Beatriz da Costa presented at Georgetown University's Latin America Research Seminar

Beatriz Silva da Costa

April 1, 2026

Politics student Beatriz Silva da Costa receives 2026 GSASC Inaugural Award for Excellence in Mentorship

Ghita Chraibi

April 1, 2026

Politics student Ghita Chraibi presents at the 2026 International Studies Association Conference

The long-ago invasion that offers clues as to Vladimir Putin’s thinking on Ukraine

Iran and What We Have Lost

John M. Owen, IV

The Hedgehog Review (2026)

cover of modern intellectual history

“The Seed of Opposition”: Racial Capitalism and Culture in Cedric Robinson’s Black Marxism

Jean-Marc Pruit

Modern Intellectual History (2026)

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